
Description
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Jacob Besser autographed 10 x 8" aerial reconnaissance map photograph documenting Hiroshima, used during post-attack damage assessment operations following the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945.
Fine condition.
Jacob Beser (May 15, 1921 – June 17, 1992) was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during World War II. Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, when it dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, Beser would become a crewmember aboard Bockscar when the Fat Man bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. He was the only person to have served as a strike crew member of both of the 1945 atomic bomb missions.
Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.
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Reference sku: 11644 1414610-1
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Jacob Besser – Enola Gay Radar Specialist – Autographed 10 x 8" Photograph
Estimate $50-$75
Current Price (1 bid)
$25
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HISTORY & CULTURE
Feb 10, 2026 1:15 PM ESTDanvers, MA, United States
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